The Politics of Trees - www.DiscGolfersR.Us2015-03-03T19:00:36Zhttp://discgolfer.ning.com/forum/topics/the-politics-of-trees?feed=yes&xn_auth=noOn a side note...I was playin…tag:discgolfer.ning.com,2012-11-03:1809917:Comment:25546732012-11-03T15:30:49.672ZRescuehttp://discgolfer.ning.com/profile/Rescue
<p>On a side note...I was playing in a NorCal tourney about a few years into me picking up the game. My round was over for the day, so I thought I would caddy for my friends wife. OK so there was a pretty lady in her group that I wanted to meet!</p>
<p>So I had no idea who the other people in her group were. Their names were Val and Burl Well it turns out that it was THAT Val and Burl, but hey,I was still new. I had no idea who they were at all! OK sorry I'm rambling lol! So in short, don't…</p>
<p>On a side note...I was playing in a NorCal tourney about a few years into me picking up the game. My round was over for the day, so I thought I would caddy for my friends wife. OK so there was a pretty lady in her group that I wanted to meet!</p>
<p>So I had no idea who the other people in her group were. Their names were Val and Burl Well it turns out that it was THAT Val and Burl, but hey,I was still new. I had no idea who they were at all! OK sorry I'm rambling lol! So in short, don't feel bad Jim. All four of those ladies were out driving me BIG time.</p> Just thought that I would upd…tag:discgolfer.ning.com,2012-11-02:1809917:Comment:25545802012-11-02T02:28:57.397ZJim Coonradthttp://discgolfer.ning.com/profile/MadDogCoonradt
<p>Just thought that I would update this thread with a few things. I guess that Avery Jenkins showed up yesterday to throw at Cottonwood. My friend , Kurt, who sells discs and bratwurst up there talked with him. Avery said that baskets probably need to be marked better (number signs and all). This is probably true as our baskets are getting on in age and some of the number plates are beat up or even missing. We do try to mark basket positions on the signs with stickers but they get peeled off…</p>
<p>Just thought that I would update this thread with a few things. I guess that Avery Jenkins showed up yesterday to throw at Cottonwood. My friend , Kurt, who sells discs and bratwurst up there talked with him. Avery said that baskets probably need to be marked better (number signs and all). This is probably true as our baskets are getting on in age and some of the number plates are beat up or even missing. We do try to mark basket positions on the signs with stickers but they get peeled off as well. Surprisingly, the course is still looking pretty good nearly three weeks after our work day.</p>
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<p>Then today I was talking with Kurt after a round and our friendly village idiot showed up. I didn't really recognize him at first until I saw his goofy smile and he started talking about some disc that he had. I didn't say anything to him, just gave him the evil eye. He went on his way, playing by himself because he probably has no friends. Oh well.</p>
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<p>But Avery Jenkins was at our humble course. I hope that he enjoyed his round. My friend Kurt told me that Avery's girlfriend could probably out throw me. That might just be true.</p>
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<p>BTW, on the hole with the "holy branch", the basket is only in the regular deep position now (as opposed to super deep). My drive wasn't so good but I did get a decent up shot and had a nice look at par. Ended up carding a 4. It's still a tough hole because it narrows towards the top of the hill where the basket is. And I don't miss that branch (and I doubt that anyone else does as well). The hole does look a bit cleaner but there is still plenty of trouble around.</p>
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<p>That's about it from my small section of the world. Don't forget to change the clocks this weekend.</p> Good work Jim, I want those n…tag:discgolfer.ning.com,2012-10-20:1809917:Comment:25536382012-10-20T00:34:36.291ZRob Liebmanhttp://discgolfer.ning.com/profile/RobLiebman
<p>Good work Jim, I want those new courses in a bad way. You know I have said there are some crazy placements stuck directly behind trees there so I am sure I would agree with a branch trimming. I am all for heavily wooded courses but there needs to be some sort of fairway to avoid the dreaded "poke and hope"</p>
<p>Good work Jim, I want those new courses in a bad way. You know I have said there are some crazy placements stuck directly behind trees there so I am sure I would agree with a branch trimming. I am all for heavily wooded courses but there needs to be some sort of fairway to avoid the dreaded "poke and hope"</p> I just wanted to update the t…tag:discgolfer.ning.com,2012-10-19:1809917:Comment:25534892012-10-19T19:18:42.404ZJim Coonradthttp://discgolfer.ning.com/profile/MadDogCoonradt
<p>I just wanted to update the thread. Forestry came out and mulched up all of our branch piles. The course looks great and now we have quite a bit of mulch down in different places. I also got a personal endorsement email from the head of Forestry saying that they always enjoy working with me.</p>
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<p>This guy is now on the radar with some higher ups trying to get us new courses and not in a good way. It seems that his rant has backfired on him. People will now be watching out for him…</p>
<p>I just wanted to update the thread. Forestry came out and mulched up all of our branch piles. The course looks great and now we have quite a bit of mulch down in different places. I also got a personal endorsement email from the head of Forestry saying that they always enjoy working with me.</p>
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<p>This guy is now on the radar with some higher ups trying to get us new courses and not in a good way. It seems that his rant has backfired on him. People will now be watching out for him at meetings and making sure that he doesn't go off.</p>
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<p>Also, we played that hole in the long position last night and it was almost laughable that this guy was complaining about the branch that I cut. You wouldn't even notice a missing branch unless someone pointed it out to you. There are so many trees on that hole. My partner and I carded a 4 on it in doubles. Getting a three on that hole in that position is definitely like a birdie. It is the most difficult basket position on the course.</p> I think that you nailed it on…tag:discgolfer.ning.com,2012-10-15:1809917:Comment:25532532012-10-15T14:16:16.070ZJim Coonradthttp://discgolfer.ning.com/profile/MadDogCoonradt
<p>I think that you nailed it on the head Ben. Thanks.</p>
<p>I think that you nailed it on the head Ben. Thanks.</p> In my experience, anytime you…tag:discgolfer.ning.com,2012-10-15:1809917:Comment:25530792012-10-15T12:53:36.665ZBen Calhounhttp://discgolfer.ning.com/profile/BenCalhoun
<p>In my experience, anytime you make a change to a course, even in the case of just returning it to the original design, or removing fallen trees to bring a fairway back, etc, there will be ***holes who just can't accept it and will get pissed. Sucks to be them, and it's their problem let them deal with it. Most of us want our courses maintained and playable.</p>
<p>In my experience, anytime you make a change to a course, even in the case of just returning it to the original design, or removing fallen trees to bring a fairway back, etc, there will be ***holes who just can't accept it and will get pissed. Sucks to be them, and it's their problem let them deal with it. Most of us want our courses maintained and playable.</p> I thought the same thing at f…tag:discgolfer.ning.com,2012-10-15:1809917:Comment:25531662012-10-15T04:13:46.148ZJim Coonradthttp://discgolfer.ning.com/profile/MadDogCoonradt
<p>I thought the same thing at first. Maybe the guy is an Eco-Nazi. But honestly, we are having a work day where unpaid volunteers show up to do the necessary work and bring their own tools, etc. in order to accomplish the job. Part of that work is trimming trees. Yet when we attempt to do the work we get harassed by a volunteer. Unreal. That guy will never play league if I am running things. Worse yet is he supposedly goes to all of the meetings for us to try and get new courses. That is not…</p>
<p>I thought the same thing at first. Maybe the guy is an Eco-Nazi. But honestly, we are having a work day where unpaid volunteers show up to do the necessary work and bring their own tools, etc. in order to accomplish the job. Part of that work is trimming trees. Yet when we attempt to do the work we get harassed by a volunteer. Unreal. That guy will never play league if I am running things. Worse yet is he supposedly goes to all of the meetings for us to try and get new courses. That is not the kind of person that we need representing us. He doesn't understand anything and is possibly mentally unstable.</p>
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<p>That was the only blemish on one of the best work days that we have had in the past five years. It was a complete success. We completed the following:</p>
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<p>1) Picked up trash.</p>
<p>2) Trimmed trees and piled up the branches.</p>
<p>3) Picked up broken glass.</p>
<p>4) Reworked a tee, fixing the retaining wall and putting in a new bench.</p>
<p>5) Spread mulch piles.</p>
<p>6) Fixed two pin positions.</p>
<p>7) Put in signs warning of disc gold activity.</p>
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<p>I played league today but couldn't throw very well because I was completely sore. And my friend who helped me out a lot and was one of the first people there yesterday morning hit the $280 ace pool. I told him it was because of the good karma that he put in.</p> Thanks craig!!!!
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<p>Thanks craig!!!!</p>
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<p>Thanks craig!!!!</p>
<p></p> Wow some people are just idio…tag:discgolfer.ning.com,2012-10-14:1809917:Comment:25531582012-10-14T22:04:05.894ZCraig Phttp://discgolfer.ning.com/profile/CraigP
<p>Wow some people are just idiots... friggin tree huggin dirty hippies &gt;.&lt; hahahaha jp :) i love hippies :)</p>
<p>Wow some people are just idiots... friggin tree huggin dirty hippies &gt;.&lt; hahahaha jp :) i love hippies :)</p>